I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.

Mason is a music producer and thing she loves most about her job is the artist’s she can bring to the top. It hasn’t been easy living in her father shadow but she learns to overcome that. When her father ask her help with one of their bigger client Sophie Roddy who has been going self destruct lately she is reluctant to do so. When she meets Sophie and her daughter Victoria it doesn’t go as plan and they clash.

Victoria have basically sacrifice her own life to managing her mother career and life and it made her angry and distrustful towards the world even though her anger should be direct at her mother because she doesn’t appreciate everything her daughter done for her. Victoria and Mason butt head over her mother care but they come to a compromise. Mason calls in a favor from her friend Belle who help her when she needed it and knows she can go the same for Sophie and Victoria.

The romance between Mason and Victoria is sweet it’s not rush as Mason shows Victoria that she can have a life and that she needs to learn let her mother stand on her own two feet and put herself first for once.

Overall great read can’t wait for next book by this author hopefully the next one would be a third book with the characters Detective Sept and Keegan.

This really is only my second full length romance I have read by Vali and I would have to say this was okay. Face the Music is really an emotional roller coaster. The mains in this one are Mason and Victoria. Another key play is Victoria's mom Sophie. Mason is a confident, attractive, kind and thoughtful woman. Victoria has really lived in her mother's shadow and she may be attractive but for sure she is jaded. This is mainly because her mother is a piece of work and has treated her terribly. So initially Mason and Victoria is like oil and water.

Again this read was okay for me. I really did like Mason and her parents. For them to be in the music business where it appears to be cut throat they are some really nice people. I really did like the depiction of them. Honestly, as I read this one I really felt sorry for Victoria. Her mother really didn't want her and it shows in her actions. One thing that bothered me in this one was How Victoria and Mason got to the point where they were dating. Maybe I misunderstood Mason's intentions in the beginning. I knew she was a pretty awesome person, but not sure if I would have put the two of them together at any point. I did find this romance to drag a little in the middle. I did enjoy the ending and glad that Victoria was able to get to the point she was at.

I will rate this one 3.5 stars

This is Ali Vali's 25th book and it's awesome! I loved this stand alone story about family, music and love. You can feel this author in the storyline like all of her books but this one is different from her usual New Orleans fishing or mob offerings. The main characters were so good together and had chemistry burning the pages. The family dynamics were intense and emotional. The ending is just perfect. This book is a must read and a definite recommend. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.